Wonderful balconies in the old town. Glorious Danube river meandering through the city. Has it all!

0:24 The ancient Romans knew the Danube River, which largely formed the northern border of their empire, under the Latin name Danubius. According to legend, a Roman duke sent his soldiers to search for the source of the river. Those at the foot of the Black Forest came across a strong mineral spring (in the places where the city of Donaueschingen is located today), which, although it flows into the river here, is not its source. According to the legend, the soldiers did not want to make their way through the black forests to the real source and designated this place as the source of the Danube. This concept was adopted and the river still carries its name from the city of Donaueschingen, where the spring is built as its symbolic source. In fact, the Danube is formed by the confluence of the Breg and Brigach streams, which also meet near this German city.

The closest capital cities in the world are Kinshasa and Brazzaville in the Congos. Divided by the Congo river . Just 7km apart at its closest.

Bratislava and Austria are the second closest capital cities in the world. Just 78km apart

@user-bh2kd6lb1q

5 ай бұрын

You meant Vienna, the capital of Austria.

@thumbsuptravel1031

5 ай бұрын

@@user-bh2kd6lb1q no. I meant Vienna capital of Austria and Bratislava, capital of Slovakia are the second closest capital cities in terms of distance in the world.

@m1chal20

26 күн бұрын

@@thumbsuptravel1031 no, he is right. You meant Vienna and Bratislava. But in the original comment you wrote Bratislava and Austria :D Anyways, great video. Thanks for visiting Bratislava

Slovakia gained independence from Czechoslovakia in 1991.

@user-bh2kd6lb1q

5 ай бұрын

The political elites of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic agreed on the abolition of the joint federal Czecho-Slovak state based on the constitutional law effective on December 31, 1992, and its successors from January 1, 1993 became the independent states of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.

@thumbsuptravel1031

5 ай бұрын

@@user-bh2kd6lb1q correct. As stated in the video.

@user-bh2kd6lb1q

5 ай бұрын

@@thumbsuptravel1031 In 1991, another important event took place. The last soldier of the Soviet Army left the country after 23 years of occupation.

Bratislava, the most beautiful city in Europe? Are you joking?

@thumbsuptravel1031

4 ай бұрын

Nope. Have you been? You can’t comment if you haven’t been. It’s glorious. Maintained meticulously and the Danube running through is superb!